New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-25


in The Commercial Advertiser of saturday
we congratulate our contemporary upon taking
this foremost day In the calendar OF PATRIOTISM
by so long a forelock.
The school trustees OF Anderson County. South
Carolina, have made arrangements to have each
teacher under their supervision supplied not ohy
with standard works on the subject OF teachihs'
but with the weekly edition Of The Charleston
News and Courier There is a great deal oil
good reading in our contemporary, so these school
teacbers are 10 be congratulated. But let us
hone they viii not instl into the minds OF ther
scholars the political hereses which that paper
ia fond OF intoxicating. IL was "1he News and
Courier IL will be remembered, that lately ad-
vanced the proposition that both sides were
right In the late war.
The bares who are enlisted on the side of anti
prohibition in Texas are doing their best to com
pei the inhabitants Of that State to emigrate'
one OF them formulates the 'way-back Demo-
cratic opposition to sumptuary laws in this way
aIf prohibition really wants to prohibit
Let the men eat and drink ad bitr-
Nature asserts her sway"
II the game law Of Texas does not provide
for the shooting at sight Of any person caught In
the act OF wilfully managing a Latin phrase In
order to make IL rhyme with prohibit" then IL
badly needs amending.
The Governor is said to have an opinion from
| the Attorney General that the Office Of Superin-
tendent Of Prisons is vacant and bhat the Gov
ernor con fill it when the Senate adjourns. 1t
is worth while remarsing that this is the same
Attorney General who, on April 10. 1885, fur
nished the Governor with very elaborate opinion
| concerning the Arcade Railway, in which he
| said that the company has already forfeited
| its charter and that ATS corporate existence
| and powers have ceased Instead Of paying
any attention to this opinion the Governor
| suppressed 1t and aiterward signed bill tic
extend and supplement the rights, powers and
duties OF the New-YorlS Arcade Company The
| Governor evidently did not then think the At
| torncy Generals opinion was worth the paper
IL was written on. Has he changed his mind
| about the Attorney Generals opinions or does Ia
act on them according as it suits his politica
| ends?
| IL is understood that there has been some
| difference OF opinion in the Distrct-Attorney
| ofice rs DO the wisdom Of pushing the SHARP
| trial just now. There should be no difference
| OF opinion as to the necessity Of prosecuting thu
case with all the vigor. skill and resources tha
the District-Attolney Is able TO command.
| 1.-The Boston Transcript" earnestly assure
President Cleveland that large numbers Of re
spectacle people OF Massachusetts, would b.
sure 10 resent and successful attempt to freez
Secretary Endicott out Of the Cabinet Ism
the boot ON the other foot II Is the popula
impression that Endicott is endeavorng to freez
himself out Of the Cabinet At al
events, Endicott has frst-class reputa
tion q freezer. Boston man who was goin
to Washington asked IL he intended TO pa
his respects TO Endicott. "WeI. if / make u
my mind TO call upon him. he replied, "you ca
bet I'll get myself weatherstrippcd before
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Carter Harrison has prepared pamphlet eu
losizing or at least defending his course Mayo
OF Chicago Now that he has retired from put
lie life the ex-Mayor might devote some of hi
elegant Lecture TO dIamatizing this interestin